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Pennant reading "Philadelphia Bicentennial 1776-1976"
Campus & Community
Drexel University and the Atwater Kent Collection will be featured throughout the city as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday.
Exterior of Main Building with words 2025 Drexel University President's Report
A report shining the spotlight on various academic, research and athletic accomplishments.
McMichael Playground
Stories related to Drexel’s civic impact
Students in the Perelman Plaza
Stories about the culture on Drexel’s campus.

In the News

Watch Cockroaches Race at the Academy of Natural Sciences During Bug Fest
The Academy of Natural Sciences was mentioned in a July 12 Philly Voice story about hosting Bug Fest, which takes place on August 8 and 9.
ADHD Brains are Prone to Wandering. That's a Secret Weapon in the Worklplace
John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a July 8 Fast Company article about how ADHD brains may be wired for creativity.
How We Lost Our Sense of Touch
Research on the stress reduction of art-making led by Girija Kaimal, EdD, a professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was mentioned in a July 2 Vox article about how touch screens have made life frictionless and flattened humans relationships with the physical world.
July in Philly Has Become 4.4 Degrees Hotter Since 1940 on Average. Nights Are Even Warmer.
Mathy Stanislaus, vice provost and the executive director of The Environmental Collaboratory, was quoted in a July 2 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how the excessive heat affects urban areas like Philadelphia.

Our Faculty Experts

Drexel University faculty provide expertise, analysis and commentary on a wide variety of news and research topics. Please contact Media Relations for more information and follow us on Twitter to get a first look.
Abi Aghayere

Abieyuwa Aghayere, PhD

buildings, civil engineering, engineering

Aghayere studies structural systems and why they fail. He has written extensively about wood, concrete and steel construction and structural failure analysis. And commented in media stories about building collapses, the degradation and testing of infrastructure and the built environment.

 

Robert D'Ovidio, PhD

Criminology & Justice Studies
D'Ovidio researches the intersection of computer technology, crime and the criminal justice system. He directs Drexel's research program in computer crime and digital forensics. In the past, he has worked with the New York City Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department on research projects involving computer crime. His work with the law enforcement community also includes training investigators on techniques to trace Internet communication and seize electronic evidence and cell phones.

Girija Kaimal, EdD

creative arts therapies
Kaimal’s research focuses on understanding the way that creative self-expression affects human emotions and other brain processes. Her work particularly focuses on the ways people's experiences influence what they create, and how art-making can be used to reduce stress and stress-related issues.
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